Windows XP Service Pack 3 Will Include Vista Features
Neosmart Technologies has mentioned that Windows XP SP3 build 3205, will include features backported from Vista. SP3 was supposedly released to beta testers on Sunday.
Some of the new features include a kernel module with several encryption algorithms accessible by third party developers, a new activation module that doesn’t require a product key, and Network Access Protection (NAP), a feature included with Windows Vista, that inspects client computers before they access a corporate network.
After the announcement that Windows XP would get a 5 month reprieve, it seems that Microsoft is trying to prolong XP’s life as much as possible.
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October 11th, 2007 02:23
Smart move by Microsoft. Vista is clearly better, but not so much better that people want to upgrade.
I think this is a great idea!
October 11th, 2007 02:31
@Kyle:
I agree buddy. Maybe Windows Seven will actually be like XP was to 98
October 11th, 2007 02:32
Looks like Microsoft is getting to know that Vista is not doing that good. So why not make XP better? Atleast they can make money.
as I am heavily dependent on windows.. 
Well I am not Anti-Microsoft..
October 11th, 2007 03:39
Does it mean XP is going to get all the annoying alerts that Vista users seem to complain often about?
Maybe you could turn them off but it’ll take another blog post from you to show me how.
October 11th, 2007 04:10
@K:
Haha I hope we don’t get all those alerts
October 11th, 2007 07:18
Wow, I better make sure I have enough money to buy my dream mac before they stop supporting xp!
BTW, for some unknown reason, all the blogs I subscribed to on Bloglines were deleted! Anyway, I resubscribed to your blog. I have to do the same for everyone
October 11th, 2007 07:19
good news for ppl like me!
October 11th, 2007 12:29
@Bobby:
Really? I better check my bloglines account. Thanks Bobby!
October 11th, 2007 12:30
@Jamaipanese:
Lol
October 11th, 2007 17:15
This is a good move by Microsoft, when is it getting released?
October 11th, 2007 17:28
@Nirmal:
It’s still in private beta so we might see it before the end of the year
October 13th, 2007 00:05
Windows XP needed a SP3 and I think it’s a great move by Microsoft. Specially, when Vista still has so many bugs.
October 13th, 2007 00:35
@Haris:
I’m still sticking with XP
October 14th, 2007 02:31
Brown now u are scaring me.As it is Vista is a terrible software and windows XP is far more better than Vista and now by reading this post i think i will never try to implement Service Pack 3.
I dunno what more Microsoft will do to promote the highly ignored operating system(read Vista). I guess they are just trying to force us to upgrade to Vista.
What my suggestion is that they should try to improve Vista and not backtrack
Cheers
Abhishek
October 14th, 2007 03:07
@abhishek:
I know buddy. I like XP the way it is too